#i open all weekend please please please

[thephooka]

I've been dreaming of making a webcomic for nearly half of my life, and I've just started actually working on that, but... do you think it's worth it for me to start even with the decline of the scene? White noise is quite possibly my favorite piece of media, period, and it's in a format I love, so I figure you're a good person to ask the thoughts of.

(In reference to this post, I am guessing.)

ABSOLUTELY! 100%! MAKE YOUR WEBCOMIC!! Please don't let the whinging of us old heads deter you from making a project that you're passionate about.

I think it's important to ask yourself what would make it 'worth it' in your mind. What do you want out of making a webcomic? Is it that you want to experience the act of creation? Do you have a story you need to get out? Is your goal to get a book printed? To have a large audience? To improve your artistic and storytelling skills? To make a living on your artwork? To make merch? Some of these are way harder to do today, but some of these are goals that you will reach simply by making your webcomic.

If it helps at all, I had to do a lot of this kind of talk to myself when I was starting in 2011 (less because of the scene and more because I was low in self-confidence.) The only way I could get myself to start posting WN on Smackjeeves was to remind myself that I was doing this for myself only, and maybe no one would read it, and that would be ok, because if nothing else I would be making something I love and I would learn a lot doing it. 13 years later and I'd consider my goals met, even if I stopped WN before I'm truly done with it.

(Which speaking of, I feel very strongly that unfinished or abandoned webcomics are not a waste of time for either the reader OR the creator. Just because a story doesn't get an ending--or gets an ending you don't like--doesn't mean it's without worth!!)

The webcomic scene is not going to fully disappear anytime soon--it's just suffering the same corporatization that has gripped almost every art scene at some point in some way, and I think that problem has been compounded by the consolidation of the internet into a few social media platforms. But those platforms will crumble, and the corporations will bail once they can't squeeze any more money out of webcomics. The scene won't ever been the same as it was in the 2010s, but that's how time works, and that doesn't mean it won't ever get better than it is or that there's not gems to be found now. The only way it gets better is if more people make and read webcomics!

[napoleonic-sexyman-tournament]

In order to make this bracket work nicely, we need one less person. So....

The one with the least votes after 24 hours will be voted off the bracket. We repeat, the least votes. Vote for who you want to stay, not who you want to go.

Propaganda under the cut:

Tom Pullings:

“have you seem the james d’arcy depiction? come on.”

Jonathan Strange:

“Incredibly weird. Somehow both a wifeguy and ignores his wife to get back at his former mentor. Eats a dead rat to become insane. Panics when the French attack unexpectedly so he moves Brussels to America. Also he is ginger and has a big nose <3” admin side note: the casting for the live action apparently didn't keep his ginger-ness

Anthony Trumbull:

"Portrayed by Cary Grant!"

William Laurence

“The man rode a dragon and treated it as a person (character is important!”

[good-beans]

Interest check/scheduling poll :)

Earlier I mentioned that I wanted to get braver and start chatting more with the online pals. It's become an official new year's resolution, so here we go: I'm going to set up a little discord server where we can chill and do art together!! You don't have to do art, but it'll be open for everyone to stream their screen so it'll feel like An Event rather than just an awkward phone call, haha. You don't even have to talk, you can just vibe. I'm not quite confident enough to do games yet, but I want to work my way to that 👍

If this was something others were interested in, I was wondering what times work for people. I'm making it a poll for ease, but feel free to reply if there's more detail. My schedule's pretty free so I can work with you guys. I'll try out a few different times as we go! I'm setting the poll for a week but I'll probably reach a conclusion in just a few days.

Time converter because I'm in EST lol

[briseise]

thank u guys who have already ordered comms from me, and thank you everyone who's been sharing my post, i really appreciate it!

as of now, i still have one slot left for color comms, and all 5 open for sketches- though i may open more color if there's more demand for it!

as always if you have any questions please feel free to message me, i'm happy to help! <3

[todayisafridaynight]

Hey so Snap this is going to be so fucking weird, but honestly don’t care. So I was watching a clip of Drag Race Philippines and it was the make over episode and I think they were making over family members and this father was all about getting into drag. So, I just wanted to tell you never forget how much of a lovely loving kind and caring father you have, who loves you and protects you and makes you feel heard. That’s all.

i'd have to die before i forget how great my dad is thank you for the opportunity to brag about him again anon

[maplemaplemaplemaplemaple]

oh yeah another downside of my box office hyperfixation is that the only video essays about it online are made by like. the worst people on earth . analysis of badly done film marketing and why it fails to resonate is SO damn interesting to me like the psychology of it all. but every video just goes ‘ummm this film failed because woke 😦🤯’ like shut up!!!!!!!i’m going to eat gravel

[quirrelfan]

My 3 Etsy orders arrived today!!

Time to show em' off :)

Link to listing here: [click]

They also sell zote, the knight, and hornet keychains too! As you can see from the note, I got the sticker for free which is AMAZING!! (For context, shipping was like $20). Overall, the keychain is super nice, and the sticker seems to be waterproof and sunproof according to the sticker listing, which can be found here: [click]

Link to seller here: [click]

Unfortunately, they no longer sell the keychain, but they do sell other really nice Hollow Knight stuff! I might get the Quirrel print..:) The egg stickers were freebies, given to me bcos of the shipping cost also (bless these two sellers honestly, so sweet of them <3 ). The thank you note has such cute doodles on it too, of quirrel, hornet, and the knight AAAA

Link to both listings here: [click] and here: [click]

The stained glass looking keychain is absolutely STUNNING!! Double sided, with each side showcasing gorgeous art, and a shiny gold border. The shaker charm is absolutely adorable! So fun to shake around (video below of shaking the charm). I ordered their Quirrel keychain in the past, and absolutely loved it. I posted about it (and other cool merch) which you can find linked here: [click]. The silly little freebie sticker already lives on my switch joycon controller holder grip thing, maybe i add it to the dock or back of the grip...

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: May 3

"Life Less Frightening" by Rise Against

[kittyprincessofcats]

Very frankly? I’m not even that hyped for Barbie, I’m seeing it on opening weekend (aka today) almost entirely because I want it to break every possible MCU-movie record it can.

[theghostofashton]

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[a-s-levynn]

Uhh.. today is so slow..

[jinhyun]

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[wayneradiotv]

RTVS Palestine Fundraiser, April 12th-14th

This weekend, Radio TV Solutions will be holding a 3 day marathon fundraiser event for the people of Palestine.

All weekend long, we will be streaming a variety of games and events in an effort to raise money for on-the-ground aid groups and direct Palestinian support campaigns.

The event will not be a traditional stream fundraiser, rather than pointing people at one donation point, we will be suggesting many different support recipients, and you may donate to any of them. You can then submit your donation amount to be tallied into our rough total.

The information document detailing suggested groups/campaigns to support will open up closer to when the event starts, as well as a schedule of events for the weekend. The event will be hosted on my twitch channel, where http://stream.rtvsfundraiser.live/ links to.

Lastly, if you know of any GoFundMe's or similar site campaigns for Palestinians that you trust as legitimate, please send an e-mail to info@rtvsfundraiser.live with links and details, and I will add as many as I can to the event document.

Please tune in and support however you can, whether that be through donations, spreading the word, anything and everything helps. Even if you can't or don't want to tune in, please consider donating. See you this weekend!

poster art by the one and only @logmore

[woodsorrelpainting]

New video out!!

I feel like I've clawed and climbed my way out of shyness and procrastination with this video tbh. Took me way to long to get around to making it!!! But whatever haha. It's here!!